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Phil Steele doubles down on Penn State football supremacy in 2025

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On Big Ten Network, college football analyst Phil Steele backed his projection that Penn State will be the national champion in the 2026 College Football Playoff. In the "2025 Phil Steele College Football Preview Magazine," he has the Nittany Lions in the No. 1 spot for both the Big Ten and overall national rankings.

"I picked Penn State to win it all this year," Steele said. ". . . I think they have the same things going for them that Michigan and Ohio State had the last few years, and that is a lot of players turned down the NFL [and] opted to return for the senior season.